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Montreal Canadiens legend Guy Lafleur was on hand at the Bell Centre to present three young hockey players with the Guy Lafleur Awards of Excellence and Merit. The Awards of Excellence are handed out to players from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS), the Merit Award is given to a player from Quebec Junior AAA (QJAAAL). All three awards are based on the players excellence in hockey and academics. Past winners include Guy Boucher in 1993 and Mathieu Darche in 1999, both earned the award while playing for the McGill Redmen. Patrick Delisle-Houde kept the McGill University winning tradition alive as he was this years recipient of the Excellence Award at the CIS level. This is the third straight year a McGill hockey player has won the award. Delisle-Houde,a forward, just completed his rookie year with the Redmen, he finished the season with six goals and 18 assists in 26 games. Hes working towards a degree in Physical Education and currently has a grade-point average of 3.52 which is equivalent to 88 percent. Drummondville Voltigeurs defenseman Charles-David Beaudoin didnt let playing in the QMJHL affect his Cegep education, he finished his Social Science diploma at Cegep Drummondville in two years with a 80 percent. Beaudoin is a stay-at-home defenseman with great leadership skills. This year he picked up two goals, 12 assists and 107 penalty minutes in 68 game. Not only do Delisle-Houde and Beaudoin get the honor of meeting Guy Lafleur theyre also presented with a $6,000 scholarship. The Merit Award along with a $1,000 scholarship was given to Alexis Guilbault who is a skilled centreman with Les Lauréats du Cegep Saint-Hyacinthe. With a 50 point season he was voted the leagues top rookie. Hes working on finishing his Social Science dipolma and is very involved in the Saint-Hyacinthe community. Guilbault helps young hockey players improve their technical hockey skills as well as volunteers with Quebec Breakfast Club. The Guy Lafleur Awards of Excellence and Merit was first introduced in 1985 with the objective is to encourage hockey players to not only excel on the ice but in the classroom as well.Marvin Williams Jersey . -- Ken Appleby made 32 saves for his first shutout of the season to lead the Oshawa Generals to a 2-0 win over the Belleville Bulls on Wednesday in Ontario Hockey League action. Frank Kaminsky Hornets Jersey . The Vikings announced Thursday that Priefer will be one of seven holdovers from the previous staff, along with offensive line coach Jeff Davidson, wide receivers coach George Stewart and others. Norv Turner will mark his 30th year of coaching in the NFL as the offensive co-ordinator, as widely reported for weeks, and George Edwards will be the defensive co-ordinator. http://www.hornetsteamproshop.com/Cheap-Malik-Monk-Hornets-Jersey/ . Louis Cardinals. Victorino is batting sixth and playing right field after missing two games because of back tightness. Marvin Williams Hornets Jersey . Roman Josi had a goal and an assist to lead the Predators to a 4-1 victory over the Dallas Stars on Monday night. Cody Zeller Jersey . -- Matt Kuchar and Harris English ran away with the Franklin Templeton Shootout, shooting a 14-under 58 on Sunday in the final-round scramble to break the tournament course record.Sky Sports investigates the effect head injuries are having on sport in a new documentary - Concussion: The Impact on Sport.With the help of key figures from the world of Horse Racing, Football, Rugby League and Union, Sky Sports examines the growing influence the injury is having across a wide range of sports.The featured guests include 20-time champion jockey Sir A P McCoy, 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Will Greenwood and Lewis Moody, former England football captain Terry Butcher and Sam Tomkins of the Wigan Warriors - all of whom share their own first-hand experiences of concussion. In addition, medical experts from global sports governing bodies assess the long-term implications head injuries are having on athletes and what can be done to safeguard players now and in the future. Ki Sung-Yueng sustained a concussion from the collision The documentary will also gauge the impact concussion (or CTE - chronic traumatic encephalopathy) has played on NFL players, with the injuries believed to be the cause of player suicides and other debilitating symptoms post-retirement.dddddddddddd#160;Be sure to watch Concussion: The Impact of Sport on Monday, March 28, on Sky Sports 1 HD or watch now On Demand.Also See:Soccer AMSunday SupplementGoals on SundayThe FantasyFCRevista ' ' '